Camera lens is stuck out and wont retract. Camera will not turn on. It will charge but even though it seems to be fully charged it still wont retract the lens and turn on.

Hi my son dropped my digital camera while the lens was extended and now it wont retract and it says zoom error also the shutter wont open fully or close, the lens is at a slight angle and wont budge do i have to take it to get repaired or can i pull it apart myself
thanks

HiIt helps to know the make and model of the camera, some cameras the lens is too fragile and we have never been able to repair them. Other models we have had a great deal of success repairing them. (Google: darntoothysam)One ...
Digital Cameras

My olypus fe-360 cam's lens wont retract or extend unless the battery is taken out. When the power button is pushed the camera's lens comes out as it should normally, but the screen is blank and it beeps If I take out the battery and put it back in the lens does retract back into the camera. I have not dropped this camera nor have I gotten it wet... what do you think the problem is?

Retracting lens My canon PowerShot SD750 Digital elph wont turn on the lens comes 1/4 of the way out and wont go any farther and wont let my take pictures

Sanyo E1075 Digital camera was drop while turned on . One picture was taken then camera shut off not retracting the lens. Lens is still not retracting and camera wont turn on.

Without opening the camera. I can say there might PCB contents broken or lens barrels problem ...
Digital Cameras

My samsung TL220 camera's lens got stuck and wont retract and everytime i try turning on the camera it shuts off immediately. Please help on how to retract the lens and gt my camera to work again.. thank you

Kodak dx6440 wont power up lens wont and retract

I have the same/similar problem. I could hear the camera attempting to retract the lens. Camera shut down after timeout. Disassembled camera & found two teeth missing from plastic gear in gearbox attached to lens motor. Don't know yet ...
Kodak EasyShare DX6440 Digital Camera

Lens wont retract, view lens blurry

Lens motor or lens servo amp is not working properly. Factory service is require. They will replace the circuit boards and or assemblies as required. \015\012\015\012Jerry G. ...
Kodak EasyShare V1003 Digital Camera

BATTERY WONT CHARGE - LENS WONT RETRACT I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND BATTERY CHARGER AND THE NEW BATTERY WONT CHARGE IN THE NEW CHARGER. VERY FRUSTRATING

Canon Powershot My dog jumped up at me while I was trying to take a picture, and needless to say she knocked the thing right out of my hands. The lens now won't retract properly and the two outer most pieces of the lens just kind of rotate freely. I can get the camera to turn on - but it wont focus because of the lens issues. What do I do??

The following blog outlines some repair options for a lens error. They won't work for all cases, but they're worth a try if the camera's no longer under warranty: ...
Canon PowerShot SD850 IS Digital Camera

I dropped my Kodak EasyShare M530 and now the lens wont retract, when i turn the camera on, the lens makes a click noise and the screen lights up but then it turns itself back off again, with the lens still out, can i fix this myself or will i have to get proffessional help? Any advice will be grateful, thank you.

Lens error i have a nikon coolpix l2 and i was taking a pic from a sunset. but after that, the lens wont retract or go back to its normal position when off. it just stuck and i cant do anything coz it says LENS ERROR. How can i solve this problem? please help thanks

I had the same problem....my problem was the lens was pushed forward and the third zoom was pushed back. so the lens is blocking the cover(thing that covers the lens) so push the lens back carefully with a cottom swab and pull the third zoomer thingy ...
Nikon COOLPIX L2 Digital Camera

Lens Error I keep gettin lens error restart camera on my canon powershot sx100 and the lens wont retract. I have turned it on and off several times now. Is there anything i can do to get it working again?

Unfortunately this Canon SX100 (and the SX110 too) has a very fragile lens assembly. Once you have this lens error problem, there are only four solutions: 1) If it's under warranty, contact Canon to make it valid; 2) If not, then have a repair center ...
Canon PowerShot SX100 IS Digital Camera

My Lens wont retract on my exilm zoom ex-z60

If it is under warranty Casio can fix it for free. other wise you end up paying the labor/parts. Can become very costly. I suggest open the case and replace the plastic housing that hosts the saw wheels. Should fix the problem ...
Casio EXILIM ZOOM EX-Z60 Digital Camera

LENS WONT RETRACT WHEN SWICHED OFF AND FOCUS

Lens wont retract

The problem you are describing is a problem with a sensor in the lens assembly of the camera. It seems to have failed and needs to be replaced. Following are the instructions to send your camera to Olympus for service.\015\012\015\012http://olympus ...
Olympus Stylus 1010 Digital Camera

Lens wont retract into camera

Lens wont retract on power off.

Look at the battery near the contacts there is a little rectangle. If it's white then make sure all contacts are very clean. You can clean them with a q-tip dipped in rubbing alcohol. Clean all contacts, charger, battery and battery compartment on ca ...
Digital Cameras

Lens wont retract

My camera had the opposite problem. The lens would not extract. I'm pretty sure I dropped too. My warranty had run out so I didn't have the option to take it back. All I did was give it a small bump on its side and it started working again. ...
Casio EXILIM ZOOM EX-Z60 Digital Camera

Lens wont retract, makes noises, error code on blue screen D:1E 1A

I have one of these and I dropped it with the upshot that the lens jammed. \015\012\015\012Playing with it I found that the forward (smaller) part of the lens sits in a sort of groove in the outer part and when I manipulated it back in it ...
Olympus Camedia C-60 Zoom Digital Camera

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